§ Captain Pluggeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any official action has been taken to pay a tribute to the work of the Income Tax officials in connection with Pay-as-you-earn.
§ Sir J. AndersonI would remind my hon. Friend that in my Budget Speech I expressed appreciation of the manner in which all concerned—Government staffs, workpeople and employers—had worked to bring the new system of Pay-as-you-earn into force. Further, both my predecessor and myself have sent personal messages to the staffs of the Inland Revenue, thanking them for the way in 1215W which they have carried out the heavily increased duties of recent years. I am glad, however, to have this opportunity of thanking them again, and at- the same time of expressing my appreciation of the zeal and devotion with which all branches of the Civil Service have carried out the additional and onerous duties which the war has created.